Wow! This year is the 7th anniversary for Island Dreams!
We're going to go off the island and visit the Big Easy this year! This years set is going to be a Mardi-Gras theme!
Also not only is this set going to support Hope Advocate Children's Charities, but also
COPS8, New Orleans Musician's Clinic, Angelman Syndrome Foundation & Paradise Charitable Foundation.
There will be more news about the set in the near future, so check back again!!
To see what the artists are up to, and general information on the set, join our FaceBook group
Island Dreams Sketchcards
. Remember please support the artists that worked on the set, they gave up their time and talent for this project! If you like one of the artists work, contact them for a commission!!
A bit of history on Island Dreams:
In 1999, WLRA and Advocate Hope Children's Hospital in Oak Lawn, Illinois partnered together in order to raise money for the hospital's Family Assistance Fund. The Fund provides practical assistance to patient families who, through no fault of their own, are suffering severe hardship due to an unexpected illness and either social or economic deprivation. More specifically, the funds go towards paying for such things as critical prescriptions for children, overnight lodging, clothing, and groceries when these items are sorely needed.
To raise money, WLRA created the bi-annual event, "To Kill a DJ," which sees DJs in the program manning a 6 hour non-stop broadcast, with some students going even longer. In the spring, the college of nursing holds a fundraising event called "Change for Children," which also raises money for the Family Assistance Fund. Together, the events have raised over $100,000 to date for the Family Assistance Fund.
In 2011 Marty Kuklinski of WLRA’s Saturday mornings Big Burrito Radio came up with Island Dreams, a tropical themed sketch card set, the sets sold out in less than a day and we raised $2000 for the charity. So far the charity set has raised over $20,000!!
Artist List (Subject to change)
Want to check out a great magazine article about Island Dreams? Check this out in Phlockers Magazine!
Want to see some samples of this years cards? Click HERE .
Vincenzo D'Ippolito
Neil Makohon
Anastasia Catris
Rusty Gilligan
Axe Bone
Matthew Stewart
Dianne "Greenwoman"
Matt Slusher
Kevin Munroe
Juan & Stephanie Rosales
Johnny Townsend
Louis Small Jr
Huy Truong
Lynne Anderson
Jon Riggle
Jim Sabo
Shane McCormack
Laura Ingils
Robin Mies
Elias Gambet Melendez
Kelly Greider
James Bukaukas
Wu Wei
Courtney Rose Hennessey
Paul Cowan
Ben AbuSaada
Lily Mercado
Randy Kintz
Jesse Hughes
Amy Carter
Elisa Chong
Walter Rice
Anthony Hochrein
Loren Bobbitt
Steven Russell Black
Scott Barnett
Del Perry Nayra
Jason Sylvestre
Aaron Beylerian
Alfredo Galicia
Tom Thordarson
David Sorensen
Lord Jamarcus
Bru Cosmo
Marcus Pedro
Talita Abreu
Welington Diaz
Ricardo Soares
Jones Alves
Edward Santia
Tracy Harper
Van Brewer
Mark Martino
Arwenn Necker
Jenny Creech
Jenni Gregory
Aidan Baker
Michelle Lewis
Pierre Beauchemin
Chris Zarichansky
Jason Shoemaker
Sharon Gauthier
Solly Mohamed
Stewart Vernon
William Withers
Nathan Ohlendorf
Bien Flores
Christopher Chamberlain
Jonty Gates
Mel Uran
Norvierto Basio
Gary Rudisill
Elfie Lebouleux
Clinton Yeager
Chris Thorne
Mohammad Jilani
Dana Black
Brooke Safken
George Leon
Drew Lopez
Cayce Moyer
Alfret Le
Israel Arteaga
Luro Hersal
Leon Braojos
Puis Calzada
Barush Merling
René Córdova
Jose Carlos Sanchez
Shawn Corcoran
Hansel Studios, Inc
Christos Papantoniou
Lori Howell
Flavia Trama
Filipe Barata
Fernando de Paula
Beto Nascimento
Thais Compos
Sandro Zambi
Adler Dare
Jeff Sornig
Mary Carman
Victoria Rudisill
Matthew Buttich
Looks like we will have a run of 500 packs selling at $30 per pack. Each pack will have at least 2 hand drawn sketch cards (depending how many are returned some will have more). This is where you can buy Island Dreams Cards packs! Due to increases in shipping costs, we have to start charging shipping.
